New Commercial Printing Startup Nino Press in Silicon Valley Installs RYOBI MHI 925 Sheetfed Press

He added: "We also know the arguments about digital communications somehow being more environmentally friendly than print have been debunked. It takes an enormous amount of energy to run technology, and that energy has to come from somewhere. Paper, on the other hand, is a renewable resource."

Printing companies, he said, can cut operating costs with a low carbon and chemical footprint. It’s not just about using "green" to market to customers. His Agfa plate setter is chemical-free, and the new RYOBI MHI press draws less energy and uses less paper and chemicals than other 8-up presses. All coated and uncoated stocks are recycled and they’re printed using vegetable-based inks. Nino Press is in process of becoming a certified Bay Area Green Business, a designation his Union City facility already has.